# Games like They Always Run

> The closest matches to They Always Run: SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®, KUNAI, Blade Symphony, and BLADECHIMERA. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance](https://imho.run/games/2361770/shinobi-art-of-vengeance) — Also Ninja and Hack and Slash, like They Always Run. 1,343 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2361770/)
2. [STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®](https://imho.run/games/235210/strider) — A frequent pick in They Always Run players' libraries, and another Action. 1,369 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235210/)
3. [KUNAI](https://imho.run/games/1001800/kunai) — Also Ninja and Hack and Slash, like They Always Run. 175 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1001800/)
4. [Blade Symphony](https://imho.run/games/225600/blade-symphony) — Shares parry counter system with They Always Run. 2,893 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225600/)
5. [BLADECHIMERA](https://imho.run/games/2671230/bladechimera) — Also Ninja, like They Always Run. 694 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2671230/)
6. [The Legend of Tianding](https://imho.run/games/1406850/the-legend-of-tianding) — Also Hack and Slash, like They Always Run. 309 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406850/)
7. [LUNARK](https://imho.run/games/1050370/lunark) — Same atmospheric mood as They Always Run. 134 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1050370/)
8. [NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound](https://imho.run/games/2542120/ninja-gaiden-ragebound) — Also Ninja and Hack and Slash, like They Always Run. 1,103 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2542120/)
9. [STAR WARS™ - The Force Unleashed™ Ultimate Sith Edition](https://imho.run/games/32430/star-wars-the-force-unleashed-ultimate-sith-edition) — Also Hack and Slash and Space, like They Always Run. 5,188 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32430/)
10. [Capsized](https://imho.run/games/95300/capsized) — Also Space, like They Always Run. 400 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/95300/)
11. [Ghostrunner](https://imho.run/games/1139900/ghostrunner) — Also Hack and Slash, like They Always Run. 19,213 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1139900/)
12. [Astral Ascent](https://imho.run/games/1280930/astral-ascent) — Also Hack and Slash, like They Always Run. 1,699 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1280930/)
13. [Hades II](https://imho.run/games/1145350/hades-ii) — A frequent pick in They Always Run players' libraries, and another RPG. 62,885 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145350/)
14. [EVERSPACE™ 2](https://imho.run/games/1128920/everspace-2) — Also Space, like They Always Run. 7,075 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1128920/)
15. [Anomaly Agent](https://imho.run/games/2378620/anomaly-agent) — Also Hack and Slash, like They Always Run. 1,031 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2378620/)
16. [HUNTDOWN](https://imho.run/games/598550/huntdown) — Same atmospheric mood as They Always Run. 1,947 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/598550/)
17. [Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy](https://imho.run/games/1088850/marvel-s-guardians-of-the-galaxy) — Also Space, like They Always Run. 18,478 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1088850/)
18. [Bloodroots](https://imho.run/games/820540/bloodroots) — Also Western and Hack and Slash, like They Always Run. 83 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/820540/)
19. [Monolith](https://imho.run/games/1542390/monolith) — Shares dialogue driven storytelling with They Always Run. 150 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542390/)
20. [LIBERATED](https://imho.run/games/875310/liberated) — Same atmospheric mood as They Always Run. 206 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/875310/)
21. [Trinity Fusion](https://imho.run/games/1911360/trinity-fusion) — Also Hack and Slash, like They Always Run. 451 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1911360/)
22. [Saviorless](https://imho.run/games/1438480/saviorless) — Also Hack and Slash, like They Always Run. 107 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1438480/)
23. [Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition](https://imho.run/games/814380/sekiro-shadows-die-twice-goty-edition) — Also Ninja and Hack and Slash, like They Always Run. 85,661 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/814380/)
24. [Curse of the Sea Rats](https://imho.run/games/1453900/curse-of-the-sea-rats) — Also Hack and Slash, like They Always Run. 55 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1453900/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1585440&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1585440&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1585440&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1585440
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1585440
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About They Always Run

Become Aiden, a three-armed mutant who hunts the most dangerous bounties in the galaxy. Catch, slice, dice and destroy enemies in this exciting 2D platformer with a space-western setting.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1585440
- **Developer:** Alawar
- **Publisher:** Alawar
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 20, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 73
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1585440/they-always-run)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1585440&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1585440/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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